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Monday, May 21, 2012

I want all you Passionate Observersto know that I use a Canon PowerShot G12 currently always set to automatic. I barely ever look through the viewfinder & use instead the back viewing screen to frame my shots (it takes some getting use to but trust me this habit will change your photographs) because it allows me to hold my camera out and away from me, underneath something, on top of something, low to the ground & very often I just snap away without visually framing at all & see when I get home & upload was surprising shots I may have taken. I especially like seeing how close I can get to my subject and I love experimenting with my vantage point.

If anyone's thinking of purchasing a new camera I LOVE my Canon G12* ! & I don't even know how to use it yet - the colour and light tolerance of this camera is amazing and it has a billion bells & whistles (if & when I ever get to try some of them) - like this switching to this square format which I did completely by accident & haven't figured out yet how to get it back to the rectangle format. I hope to have the Passionate Observersite up with our first lesson/topic & challenge by June 1.

Hi Susan, you've probably had some replies to your G12 problem by now but if not, press Function Set on the round dial to the right of the LCD, then scroll down the left column that appears until you get to 4:3 aspect ratio and then scroll across the bottom horizontal column and select whatever aspect ratio you want. I hope this helps.As ever your pictures continue to inspire me to try different things with my camera.